Databaseopen-source
SQLite
Self-contained, serverless SQL database engine, most deployed database in the world
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Scalability
low
Performance
high
Learning Curve
easy
Maturity
mature
Languages: C
Architecture: embedded, serverless, single-file
When to Use
- +Embedded database
- +Mobile apps
- +Local caching
- +Development/testing
When Not to Use
- -High write concurrency
- -Distributed systems
- -Multi-user web apps
Strengths
- Zero configuration
- Single file
- Cross-platform
- Reliable
- Fast reads
Weaknesses
- No concurrent writes
- Not for high concurrency
- Single machine only
Operations
Maintenance
low
Monitoring
low
Backup/Recovery
simple
Hosting: self-hosted
Quick Facts
- Category
- Database
- License
- open source
- Pricing
- free (free tier)
- Community
- very large
- Docs Quality
- excellent
- Trend
- stable
- Vendor Lock-in
- none
- Data Portability
- easy
Compliance
GDPR
HIPAA
SOC 2
PCI-DSS
Encryption
Audit Logs
RBAC
MFA
Best For
startupsmallmedium
Use Cases
- Embedded databases
- Mobile apps
- Testing
- Edge computing
- Local storage
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